All of the sudden it is royal wedding time. In September and October 2021 a lot of couples got or are getting married. Some are already married and now hold their parties, others only got married civilly and now had their religious wedding including party. The amount of guests is still somewhat restricted, but a […]
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At the start of a wonderful wedding day in Bückeburg, Germany on Saturday – a report with lots of photos will follow – I enjoyed a morning stroll in the park and on the palace square of Bückeburg Palace, residence of the princely family zu Schaumburg-Lippe. It was still pretty cold and foggy, which especially […]
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There is little space left in my house for my royal collection. However postcards are always good. A friend of mine last week sold 24 postcards of the Imperial Family of Germany. I didn’t hesitate and received them this weekend. They are absolutely lovely and I didn’t have any of them yet. They are either […]
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All photos by Stefan S. and Gabi P. Prince Berthold von Baden and Nina Schröder celebrated their religious wedding on 28 August 2021. Like his sister Princess Aglaë two years ago, Prince Berthold and his bride opted to get married at Amorbach Abbey (Abteikirche), Germany. The service was led by army chaplain Sandra Mehrl and […]
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Two weeks ago I took a two-day vacation. Due to Covid I didn’t dare to go away that far yet. But I managed to book a night in a hotel on the Island of Borkum in Germany. It turned out later on that the room had become vacant because of the pandemic. Lucky me, although […]
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Photos copyrighted by a friend of mine On 14 August 2021 a noble wedding took place in the beautiful baroque and catholic Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz (Parish Church Holy Cross) in Polling, Germany. The weather was gorgeous when Benedikt von Doderer married Elisabeth von Brauchitsch. The groom was born in 1974 as eldest child of Christian […]
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For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online BELGIUM (NOBILITY) Author: Charles-Joseph de Ligne. Title: Memoires. Publication: 3 August 2021 by Standaard Uitgeverij. Language: Dutch. GERMANY Author: Lothar Machtan. Title: Der Kronprinz und die Nazis. Hohenzollerns blinder Fleck (The […]
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Now many people (including me and the royal couple) have been vaccinated, more and more seems to be possible. And also the royals start coming out of their palaces more often than in the past 16 months. Although we did spot some tiaras over that period, it had been a long time ago since we […]
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Finally after a long time there was a proper royal wedding again. At the Parish Church St. Johann in Sigmaringen Princess Flaminia von Hohenzollern married Károly Freiherr (Baron) von Stipsicz de Ternova on 26 June 2021. The wedding was originally planed for 4 July 2020, but was postponed (according to the local newspaper three times!) […]
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For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online GENERAL Author: Jean des Cars. Title: Au Coeur des Royautés (At the heart of royalty). Publication: 10 June 2021 by Perrin. Language: French. GERMANY Author: Title: Majesteiten zijn nu eenmaal geen […]
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This week the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is being held in Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Not only most European countries take part, but also Israel and since 2015 Australia, as the festival is very popular there. Since 2004 even two semi-finals are needed as there are too many participants – remember Yugoslavia and the Soviet […]
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For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online FRANCE (NOBIILITY) Author: Sandrine Fillipetti (ed.). Title: Captives sous la Terreur. Louise-Emmanuelle de Châtillon, princesse de Tarente, Grace Dalrymple Elliott (Captives under Terror. Louise-Emmanuelle de Châtillon, Princess of Tarente, Grace Dalrymple […]
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Last modified: 8 May 2021 1 April The life and legacy of the late Diana, Princess of Wales is to be commemorated with a blue plaque of English Heritage marking her home at 60 Coleherne Court, Earl’s Court, London, where she lived before marrying in 1981. The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam received the first Covid-19 […]
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Over the years I have seen many, many live reports of royal events on television. Some are good, some are less good. It also depends on the channel you watch – I have the choice between German, Belgian, Dutch and British channels. And there are always “experts” that you prefer not to appear as they […]
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Last modified: 7 March 2021 1 February Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia is shocked and saddened by the news of a break-in at the Museum of Karadjordje in Radovanjski lug. Several valuable artifacts were stolen late last week. The museum is dedicated to the great-great-great-grandfather of the Crown Prince. A new study by Professor Tim […]
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